Filing a Claim The City of Oakland has a standard claim form that can be used for your convenience. You can file the form electronically at claims@oaklandcityattorney, or you can send the form by mail to: Oakland City Attorney's Office, 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, 6th Floor, Oakland, CA 94612.
Each state sets its own guidelines for what it defines as residency. It is true that you are considered a resident of California if you are in the state longer than 183 days (they are cumulative days, by the way, not consecutive), but the applicable “days rule” is more lenient in other states.
The IRS defines a dependent as a qualifying child (under age 19 or under 24 if a full-time student, or any age if permanently and totally disabled) or a qualifying relative. A qualifying dependent cannot provide more than half of their own annual support.
Tax Dependents Children must be under 26 to be eligible for dependent coverage. Children must be under 19 (or 24 if a full-time student) to be claimed as Qualifying Child. No age limit on being claimed as a Qualifying Relative.
To qualify as a dependent, your partner must have lived with you for the entire calendar year and listed your home as their official residence for the full year. If your partner has gross income above a certain amount ($5,050 for tax year 2024), you can't claim that person as a dependent.
But did you know you can claim adult dependents as well? In general, an adult that you can claim as a dependent on your tax return is either a full-time student under the age of 24, a person who is permanently and totally disabled, or a parent that you support and/or care for.
Tax Dependents Children must be under 26 to be eligible for dependent coverage. Children must be under 19 (or 24 if a full-time student) to be claimed as Qualifying Child. No age limit on being claimed as a Qualifying Relative.
The City participates in CalPERS (California Public Employees Retirement Systems) Health Benefit Services.
Measure Q outlines exemptions from the tax for qualifying low-income households, senior households, certain religious organizations and schools. Qualifying tenants in single-family homes that have been foreclosed and owners of certain affordable housing projects would receive a 50% rebate of the tax.